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Fournier, Pierre Simon, le jeune
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Fournier, Pierre Simon, le jeune
- Manuel typographique, utile aux gens de lettres, & à ceux qui exercent les differentes parties de l'art de l'imprimerie. Paris: Barbou, 1764-1766
- Paper
2 volumes, 12mo (160 x 103mm.), engraved frontispieces, 16 folding engraved plates, 5 folding leaves of music (one printed in red and black), nineteenth-century morocco-backed marbled boards, spines gilt, morocco-backed clamshell cases with chemises, small library stamp at foot of title-page of vol.I, some plates very slightly creased, spine of vol. 1 rather chipped at head and foot, boards lightly rubbed.
Provenance
Jackson Burke (1908-1975), bookplate on front free endpaper and label on back pastedown
Literature
Bigmore and Wyman I, p.228; Brunet II, 1349
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
First and only edition of the most important eighteenth-century typographic manual, influential well into the nineteenth century. In volume I Fournier discusses engraving and typefounding while volume II contains examples of a spectacular range of type specimens and alphabets.